Diagnosis: What is the best method that dentists can use to identify early carious lesions?

Therapy / Prevention: Should teenagers and young adults with asymptomatic impacted wisdom teeth have them removed?

Prognosis: How long will a dental implant last in an adult patient with no periodontal disease?

Study design methods for clinical question categories

Researchers select the study design to match the kind of clinical question being asked and the level of knowledge about the question that already exists. Identifying the type of question being asked and the type of research that would best answer the question will help you focus the search on the highest level of evidence.

The primary learning objectives for this course are to: 1) increase your knowledge of evidence-based concepts, principles and skills, and 2) specifically how to formulate a good clinical question in order to find relevant evidence to answer that question. (From course introduction.)